Cake-decorating machine



3 Sheets-Sheet 1 S. L. CLEVELAND El' AL CAKE DECORATING MACHINE Filed Sept. 2l,

May 4,1926. 1,583,389

S. L. CLEVELAND ET AL v CAKE DECORATING MACHINE Filed Sept.. 2l, 192s s sheds-sheet 2 May 4 1926. 1,583,389

S. L. CLEVELAND ETAL CAKE .DECORATING MACHINE- Filed Sept. 21 192s" l 3 She'ets-Sheefc 3 Patented Mayg4, 129726.

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SHERMAN L.` CLEVELAND ANn EoY IoLEvELANn, or. Entso, WASHINGTON. I v

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To 'alito/7mm, t may teef/wenig" 1 L. CLEVELAND, an'di'ltoiv I. CLEvELANmc'iti- .Zelfs of the United States, and residents ofy vsci ton, have 'invented a new and useful"Calie-- Decorating Machine, of whichJtheffollowing 'vide an exceedingly simple and efficient machine for applying an entire design of icing 'material toa cakev at one operation.

The second objectis to enable the baker to make any number of cakes with exactly the same decorations with the expenditure of only a fractionalpart ofthelabor which would be ordinarily required.

The third object is to so construct the machine that it can be set up, adjusted or have ythe design changed by an inexperienced per- SOD apparent from the specification following` as illustrated in the accompanying. drawings, in which:

' "Figure 1 is a vertical section through the detailed plan of the lower pattern plate. taken along4 Figure 4 is a horizontal section the line 4-4 in Figure 1. [Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical section taken along the line in Figure 2. Figure 6 is a front elcvation ot' Figure 5. Figure Tfis a bottom view ot Figure 5. l

Similar numbers of reference referto the same parts throughout the several views.v

Referring in detail to the drawing, the machine is carried on three upright legs 10. Between the lower ends of the legs 10y is secured a spider l1. A cake table 12Y is mounted on the screw 13 which passes. through the spider 11. T'hefcake 14 rests on the table 12 while being decorated.

Between the legs 10 and near their middle portions is'mounted an icing container l5 whose lugs 16 are secured to the legs 10 by means of the pins 17. A threaded flange 18 is formed around the container l5. Across I' the bottom of the container 15 is placed a *lower pattern (19 by the threaded ring 27.

These kand other objects, will becomemore 1 40. A spring 4l the legs 10V and the hub' ofthe arin 88 which p spring 41.

.red 'to' its underside a curved block-*22 v l `ns of the rscrews23. A han'dlej24 is tachyedK tol tlgiel block 22 by mean'sof'the i `v 'plate` 26,: whichfis held against the flange 18 and agains'tthev plate Screws 28 in the end of ndertheplate`19 is placed the stationary xvhich'forin'the design and has.'

the ring 27 engage thenotches 29 and pre'- v,

Vvent the plate 26 frointurning without'the ring 27.- Openings 30 which are duplica-tes of the `holes 21 are formed inthe plate 26. A slot 31 inthe plate 26 is made to freely receive the curvedbloclr 22 and to permit sutficient movement of the plate 19 to cut ott the icing. y

Inside of the .container plunger 32 which is operated by a screw 38. On this screw is placed a ratchet wheel mit 84 on whose hub 85 is loosely mounted a lever v36 which is provided with a spring` urged pawl the wheel 34.V

35 can be secured to the various holes 39v by means of the screw is attached between one ol hub acts as a'drum upon which the portion of the spring canv wind. 41 pulls the parts to a position straight The spring where the Y 15 is 4placed vva whichengages the teeth ot An arin 38 which is also loose on the hub.. i

the lever 36 in any'ot arm 38 will stop against a leg 10.` The pos sition shown in Figure 4 is at the completion Vof a feed stroke gust prior to cutting off the icingpafterwhich'the parts are returned to yrest under the action of the Below vthe wheel 34 is an under-spider 42 and above it is the upper-spider 43. The f tion. A hand wheel 44 lits Vend 45 ot the screw by the nut f n The operation of the machine is as follows :Icing 47 is placed within the container 15 and a cal'e' 14 is placed on a ltable 12. The plunger 32 is now feo downwardly by the hand'wheel 44 until it bears againstfthe icing` 47. The handle 36 is nowpulled forward as far as possible to the position shown in Figure 4 and then released. 24 is now moved to cut oft'the icing 48 which is deposited on the cake 1 4 in the saine form which it ytook when it passed through the pattern plates. The cake is now replaced The handle I another and the operation is repeated as the br yOtten as is'desired. In order to vary ainoiint of icing` deposited at one operationsA the arrn B8 is inoved With relation to the of as fall fairly within the'appended claim.

XVe claim:

ln a cake decoratingmachine, the combination of an upright stand; a cake tray adjustahly' mounted on said stand; an icing container over vsaid tray; a perforated sta- Y reassess tioiiary 1oottoni for said container; 'a similarly perforated but rotatable plate over said bottom adapted to have its holes brought into or ont of register with the holesjin said stationary bottom; a plunger' Within said container; a screw for driving said plunger; a ratchet Wheel nut on said screw, supports for said screw and nut; a ratchet operating` lever for said nut; an adjustable stop for said lever; a hand Wheel on said screw; and

nieans for moving said rotatable plate in a f manner to sever icing which has pase-cd through the. perforatlons 1n said 'bottino from the icing` in said container. SHERMAN. L. CLEVELAND,

ROY I. CLEVELAND. 

